5 craziest crimes of the week

Jul. 19, 2013
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This photo released by the police in Rotterdam, Netherlands, shows the 1971 painting 'Harlequin Head' by Pablo Picasso. A Romanian museum is analyzing ashes found in a stove to see if they are the remains of seven paintings by Picasso, Matisse, Monet and others that were stolen last year from the Netherlands, an official said Tuesday July 16, 2013. / AP

by USA TODAY

by USA TODAY

Among this week's craziest crimes, another candidate for "Parent of the Year":

â?¢ Mom throws infant at deputy in getaway bid: How is it possible to rack up charges for shoplifting and child abuse at the same time? By tossing your infant daughter at the deputy coming to arrest you. That's exactly what police say a Pensacola mom did.

â?¢ On day he was to marry, teacher charged with rape: On his wedding day, John Azabache did say "I do" -- when he was asked by the judge whether he understood the order of protection that had been imposed on him after he was arrested in Ossining, N.Y., for allegedly raping one of his 16-year-old students.

â?¢ Musician, 73, assaulted after tribute to Trayvon: A black soul singer in California got roughed up Saturday by a woman in the audience who rushed the stage after he dedicated a song to Trayvon Martin. Oh, and he happens to be 73 years old.

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